MegaGoal Book 2 Exam: Units 4-6

Vocabulary

Question type: Fill in the blank

Complete each sentence with a word from the box.

1. I wish the mayor would have our city cleaned up. There is so much _______________ on the sides of the roads.

2.Mike: What do you think made that _______________ in the ground?
Tom: It must have been a meteorite. That’s a pretty big hole.

3.Susan: Who are you going to vote for in the election?
Jenna: I don’t know. I don’t really like either _______________.

4. If no one is going to be home for dinner tonight, then I won’t _______________ to cook anything.

5. Many people believe that there is life on other planets, but we still have not found any _______________.

Complete each sentence with a word from the box.

6. I don’t think he should go into the swimming pool now. There is a _______________ of a thunderstorm.

7. Hussain: How can I _______________ my grade in English?
Teacher: Well, you could stay after school and do some extra work.

8. We always have fireworks at our National Day celebration. They are so beautiful when they _______________ in the night sky.

9. This lake is the _______________ of their drinking water. It all comes from here.

10. Marcia: I really like these shoes! I am going to buy them even though they are too expensive.
Pam: Why don’t you think about it first? You might _______________ spending all of your money on one pair of shoes.

Grammar

Question type: Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer to each question. 

11. It is 3:00 in the morning and Jana is still awake studying.
A. She won’t be tired.
B. She can be tired.
C. She couldn’t be tired.
D. She must be tired.

12. Mom: Who is watching TV?
Dad: It _______________ be Jack. I can see him outside.
A. can’t
B. might
C. must
D. couldn’t have

13. When Beth arrived at the store, it _______________ already.
A. close
B. closed
C. had closed
D. has closed

14. If Claire hadn’t taken that train, she _______________ injured in the accident.
A. wouldn’t be
B. wouldn’t have been
C. hadn’t been
D. hadn’t been

15. If I had know that you were going to be there, I definitely _______________.
A. had come
B. have come
C. would have come
D. would come

16. If you had told me that you needed money, I _______________ you some.
A. could have given
B. could give
C. have given
D. had given

17. Carol: Do you have a pen I can borrow?
A. Carol asked I had a pen she could borrow.
B. Carol ask I have a pen she can borrow.
C. Carol ask if I have a pen she can borrow.
D. Carol asked if I had a pen she could borrow.

18. Teacher: How tall are you?
A. The teacher asked if I was tall.
B. The teacher asked how tall I was.
C. The teacher asked if I am tall.
D. The teacher asked how I am tall.

19. Ali: I may sell my car.
A. Ali said that he might sell his car.
B. Ali said may sell his car.
C. Ali said that he would sell his car.
D. Ali said that he could sell his car.

20. Faisal: I haven’t read that book yet.
A. Faisal said that he read that book yet.
B. Faisal said that he couldn’t read that book yet.
C. Faisal said that he hadn’t read that book yet.
D. Faisal said that he has read that book yet.

Conversation

Question type: Multiple Choice

Choose the answer that has the same meaning as the underlined words in each question.  

21. Steven: What is this box doing here?
Max: Beats me. I’ve never seen it before.
A. Oh, I know.
B. I have no idea.
C. I tripped over it.
D. I think I know.

22. Stella: Do you know what school you want to go to next year?
Nora: Yes. I have my mind set on going to Oxford University.
A. Nora does not think she wants to go to Oxford University.
B. Nora thinks she might want to go to Oxford University.
C. Nora definitely does not want to go to Oxford University.
D. Nora definitely wants to go to Oxford University.

23. Jack: Hey, Matt. Do you want to come over tonight?
Matt: Sorry, I can’t tonight. I have to study. My parents have been breathing down my neck all week. They want to make sure I am studying hard for the English exam.
A. constantly checking on me
B. sitting next to me
C. breathing on me
D. rubbing my neck

24. Kevin: Are you going to be home this summer, Jason?
Jason: Actually, I think it is time for me to go out into the world. I am thinking about getting a job and moving in with my brother at his new apartment.
A. to travel around the world
B. to start school
C. to start to be independent
D. to take up a new hobby

Reading 

Question type: True/False

Read the text and answer the questions. Write T or F at the end of each question/sentence. 

25. This reading is about the accuracy of weather forecasts. ____

26. The study showed that weather forecasts are accurate for the next five days. ____

27. Meteorologists are hired based on how accurately they predict the weather. ____

28. TV viewers like to watch meteorologists who are attractive and entertaining. ____

29. You should trust the weather forecast for the next day. ____

Question type: Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer to each question. 

30. A meteorologist is _______________.
A. the science of weather
B. a scientist who studies and predicts weather
C. an actor who reads the weather forecast
D. a part of a meteorite

31. “There’s not an evaluation of accuracy in hiring meteorologists. Presentation takes precedence over accuracy” means:
A. Meteorologists are hired if they make accurate predictions
B. Meteorologists are never accurate.
C. TV stations like to hire meteorologists who are attractive and entertaining.
D. TV stations check that meteorologists make accurate predictions before they hire them.

32. Accuracy is not a big deal to viewers. The underlined words mean: 
A. something that is important
B. something that is entertaining
C. something that is expensive
D. something that is interesting

33. Which word in the reading is another word for prediction?
A. qualification
B. evaluation
C. accuracy
D. forecast

Written expression

Choose the best way to rewrite each sentence. 

34. Meteorologist: Accuracy is not a big deal to viewers.

A. A meteorologist said that accuracy had not been a big deal to viewers.
B. A meteorologist said that accuracy was not a big deal to viewers.
C. A meteorologist told that accuracy is not a big deal to viewers.
D. A meteorologist told the researchers that accuracy could not be a big deal to viewers.

35. I said something to my friend. I wish I hadn’t said it.

A. I wouldn’t have said that to my friend.
B. I had better not say that to my friend
C. I shouldn’t have said that to my friend.
D. I ought not to say that to my friend.

36. You left your house. Then I arrived to pick you up.

A. You left your house after I arrived to pick you up.
B. I already arrived to pick you up after you left your house.
C. When you left your house, I arrived to pick you up.
D. When I arrived at your house to pick you up, you had already left.

37. We never went on a vacation. Then we visited Mexico City.

A. We never went on a vacation after we visited Mexico City.
B. We had never gone on a vacation until we visited Mexico City.
C. We visited Mexico City, and then we went on a vacation.
D. We had gone to Mexico City before we ever went on a vacation.

38. Jess: Yes, it’s a good idea to wait until tomorrow.

A. Jess agreed that it was a good idea to wait until tomorrow.
B. Jess told that it was a good idea to wait until tomorrow.
C. Jess asked if it was a good idea to wait until tomorrow.
D. Jess assured it was a good idea to wait until tomorrow.

39. I spent all of my money. Now I can’t buy a snack.

A. If I hadn’t spent all of my money, I could have bought a snack.
B. If I had bought a snack, I wouldn’t have spent all of my money.
C. I could buy a snack if I didn’t spent all of my money
D. If I hadn’t spent all of my money, I should have bought a snack.

Listening

Question type: True/False

Listen and answer the questions. Write F or T at the end of each question/sentence. 

40. A live radio program was interrupted and an important announcement was made by CBS. ____

41. The news said that a flaming, blue meteor had fallen on earth. ____

42. The listeners were told, early on, that a spaceship had crashed. ____

43. The reporter on the scene started describing the spaceship in detail. ____

44. The reporter was pleased to describe the alien creature. ____

Question type: Multiple Choice

Fill in the blanks with the best answer to each question. 

45. The alien’s mouth was _______________.
A. V-shaped with thick lips
B. V-shaped with no lips
C. V-shaped with square lips
D. V-shaped with V-shaped lips

46. The alien used a _______________death machine.
A. two-legged
B. three-legged 
C. four-legged
D. five-legged

47. People panicked and tried to ___________ 
A. defend themselves against the aliens.
B. throw rocks at the aliens
C. make friends with the aliens
D. wrapped their heads with paper

48. By the next morning  ________
A. most people had left town.
B. most people had hidden in cellars.
C. most people had found out the truth.
D. some people had found out the truth

Form, Meaning and Function

Question type: Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank in each question.

49. The ballpoint pen _______ until1888.
A. was invented
B. invented
C. not invented
D. wasn’t invented

50,Could I have a pen please? Yes, of course, you ______.
A. may
B. can
C. could
D. can’t